Blue Plate vs Raucous Orange
Both are Sherwin-Williams colors. Hue-wise, Blue Plate belongs to the blue family and Raucous Orange to the beige-pink family. With LRVs of 17 and 18, they'll behave almost identically in terms of how much light they reflect back into a room. The tonal difference — Blue Plate's cool character against Raucous Orange's warm — becomes most visible against white trim or in morning light. At ΔE 91.3, these are genuinely distinct colors — a strong contrast if used together, or a meaningful choice between two different directions. Below you'll find 4 real-room photo comparisons where both colors appear side by side, plus 5 simulated room previews.
Blue Plate vs Raucous Orange in Real Spaces
4 real rooms side by side. Seeing Blue Plate and Raucous Orange in actual rooms makes the difference concrete; browse the spaces below to get a feel for how each color lives on a wall.
Living Room
Living rooms test a color across a full range of conditions — morning sun, afternoon shade, and evening lamp light all shift how both of these read. Blue Plate reads more restrained here, while Raucous Orange adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Bedroom
Bedroom walls are often seen under warm artificial light, a context that shifts both colors from how they look on a chip. The temperature contrast between Raucous Orange and Blue Plate is what sets these apart most in this context.
House
At full exterior scale, the difference between these two colors becomes much easier to judge than from a small chip. The temperature contrast between Raucous Orange and Blue Plate is what sets these apart most in this context.
Front Door
Front doors are seen in isolation against the rest of the facade, which makes them a high-stakes surface where even subtle differences matter. Blue Plate reads more restrained here, while Raucous Orange adds a sense of enclosure and warmth.
Color Details
Blue Plate vs Raucous Orange Simulated Comparison
5 simulated room previews — drag the slider on each to see Blue Plate on one side and Raucous Orange on the other.
Digital color is approximate. These simulations are generated from the manufacturer's hex values and overlaid on grayscale room photos — your screen's calibration, brightness, and viewing angle all affect how they render. Before committing to either color, test physical samples in your own space under the light you actually live with.
More Blue Plate comparisons
See how Blue Plate stacks up against other well-photographed colors across different brands and tones.
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Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 6), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 52 vs 17, Purbeck Stone is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 30 vs 17, Evergreen Fog is decisively the brighter choice.
Mizzle reflects far more light (LRV 52 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
At LRV 60 vs 17, Agreeable Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
Accessible Beige reflects far more light (LRV 58 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Denim Drift reads slightly lighter (LRV 27 vs 17), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
At LRV 43 vs 17, French Gray is decisively the brighter choice.
At LRV 17 vs 4, Blue Plate is decisively the brighter choice.
Tranquil Dawn reflects far more light (LRV 55 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 13), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Hardwick White reflects far more light (LRV 44 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
At LRV 84 vs 17, Pure White is decisively the brighter choice.
A 5-point LRV gap (21 vs 17) makes Artichoke the marginally brighter of the two.
Balboa Mist reflects far more light (LRV 66 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Shoji White reflects far more light (LRV 74 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
Snowbound reflects far more light (LRV 83 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
At LRV 51 vs 17, Pigeon is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 8), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Skimming Stone reflects far more light (LRV 68 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
At LRV 41 vs 17, Dix Blue is decisively the brighter choice.
Blue Plate reads slightly lighter (LRV 17 vs 12), a gap that shows most in low-lit rooms.
Saybrook Sage reflects far more light (LRV 45 vs 17), opening up a space where Blue Plate encloses it.
At LRV 31 vs 17, Pale Green is decisively the brighter choice.